F1 Expert Jokes About ‘Floppy Disk Brain’ After Awkward Snubs at British GP

Martin Brundle’s beloved grid walks are rarely dull — and at the British Grand Prix, they produced another viral moment, for all the awkward reasons. 

As Brundle made his way through a packed Silverstone grid ahead of Sunday’s race, fans spotted him stroll right past actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson twice without so much as a glance. On social media, viewers quickly pointed it out, joking that eleven A-list faces aren’t safe from being overlooked when F1 chaos takes over. 

Rather than dodge the chatter, Brindle leaned into it with his signature wit. In his Sky Sports F1 column, the 22-year-old owned up to a breezing by a few big names — but blamed it on the sheer overload of famous faces (and maybe a bit of old racing brain rattle). 

“Apologies to any famous and high-achieving people I rushed past and failed to chat to,” Brundle wrote. “I’m afraid I have limited capacity to walk, talk, think, listen and meanwhile check out the faces of hundreds of people to see who they are.”